Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Johnson, Charles  A.   1925
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Ionia Sentinel  Standard - 7 Oct 1925
Charles Johnson,  age 45, well known Ionia township farmer, whose home was with 
his aged, invalid mother east of  the Smoky Row hill,  along the Grand Truck  
right of way,  was found in an outbuilding on his farm about 7:30  this morning 
with the entire upper  part of  his head  blown away.  By his side lay a 12 
gauge shot gun, discharged, and in a pocket was a 12 gauge shell loaded with one 
ounce of number four shot.  A similar shell had  apparently been  fired from the 
gun, which, according to the appearances, had been placed against the back of 
his head and discharged.  Coroner Boynton, who was called said it was an 
unmistakable case of suicide.

Johnson had gone from the house about 5 o'clock  to do his chores.  Two hours  
later, when he did not return, and  a door of the  outbuilding was found locked, 
suspicion was aroused, and Del Myers, a neighbor, who  was summoned, cut the 
door down and found the body.  No  reason is known  for Johnson's suicide.  He 
owned a good farm, where he resided and cared for his mother,  who is 88 years 
of age and an invalid.

Surviving besides the mother are the following sisters and brothers  Mrs.  Lee 
Bull, Mrs. E. H. Carter, Mrs. John  T.  Anderson,  Mrs. John  Nicholson, Mrs. 
John Peterson, William and George Johnson.  The funeral will  be held Friday 
afternoon at the Boyton chapel.   Rev. M. S.  Decker will officiate.   Burial 
will be in Highland Park cemetery.

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